Manhunt leads to arrest near Norfork Lake Dam

10:11 PM,
Oct. 27, 2012

Law enforcement officials from Arkansas State Police, Baxter County Sheriff's Office, and Arkansas Department of Corrections handcuff an unidentified suspect Saturday night following a manhunt near Norfork Lake Dam. Three people were arrested, and a large quantity of marijuana was seized, according to a law enforcement official.

Written by

JOSH DOOLEY
jdooley@baxterbulletin.com

Three people were arrested Saturday night, one after a manhunt on AR Highway 177 near the Norfork Lake Dam.

The Arkansas State Police were conducting a sobriety checkpoint in the area Saturday night, when authorities discovered a large amount of marijuana in a vehicle occupied by two men and a woman, according to a law enforcement official.

A trooper detained one of the men and the woman, when the second man fled on foot. ...